Customs duty on Tomatoes fresh or chilled in Nepal

Tomatoes fresh or chilled is classified under HS code 0702.00.00 (chapter 07, Edible Vegetables and certain Roots and Tubers). It attracts 10% customs duty (general), or 9% from India & SAARC under SAFTA, plus 13% VAT on the CIF value and duty.

10%General duty
9%India & SAARC (SAFTA)
13%VAT
kgCustoms unit

Landed cost — worked example

For a shipment with a CIF value of Rs 100,000 (cost + insurance + freight to the Nepal border), the customs duty and VAT work out as:

OriginCustoms dutyDuty amountVAT (13%)Landed cost
General (any origin)10%Rs 10,000Rs 14,300Rs 124,300
India & SAARC (with SAFTA certificate of origin)9%Rs 9,000Rs 14,170Rs 123,170
Importing from India or SAARC under SAFTA (with a certificate of origin) cuts the duty from 10% to 9% — about Rs 1,130 less on this Rs 100,000 example, once the VAT on the saved duty is counted. How SAFTA & the certificate of origin work →

Excise duty, the road-development fee and other charges apply to specific goods (vehicles, alcohol, tobacco, petroleum…) and are not in the figure above. Open the full calculator →

Nepal’s imports of Tomatoes fresh or chilled

Nepal imported about Rs 42.03 Arab of Tomatoes fresh or chilled in FY 2082/83, mainly from India.

Source countryImport value (FY 2082/83)
IndiaRs 1.06 Arab

Related products

Other potatoes, fresh or chilledHS 0701.90.00 · 15% dutyOnions and shallots, fresh or chilledHS 0703.10.00 · 10% dutyDried Red Lentils, Unskinned, unsplit (Whole)HS 0713.40.10 · 10% dutyDried Chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled whether or not skinned or splitHS 0713.20.00 · 10% dutyDried beans, shelled whether or not skinned or splitHS 0713.31.00 · 10% dutyGarlic, fresh or chilledHS 0703.20.00 · 10% dutyOther fresh or chilled vegetablesHS 0709.99.00 · 10% dutyRed lentils (except Unskinned, unsplit)HS 0713.40.90 · 10% duty
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